OPEN ACCESS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Registered Nurse
- CNN - Facility Manager
Rachael has been a registered nurse specializing in nephrology since 1990 and is experienced in providing both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis care in an outpatient setting. Additionally, she is certified in Healthcare Risk Management and Case Management. Rachael joined Open Access Lifeline when it opened in 1999 and was instrumental in the creation and implementation of the center's operations policies and procedures. She also functions as the center's head nurse and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Coordinator. Rachael is also a certified school teacher and channels her passion for teaching by providing quality education in dialysis and access care to both patients and dialysis caregivers.
Sanford D. Altman, M.D. is the founder and Medical Director of Open Access. As a pioneer interventionalist and expert on dialysis access, he has been performing dialysis access procedures since 1994 and has successfully performed over 40,000 procedures on dialysis patients. Dr. Altman has published and lectured in the area of dialysis access care and management. He is actively involved in dialysis access research as well as the development of new products for dialysis patients. Dr. Altman strives to provide the best quality care to his patients, something he has done in the tri-county area for over two decades. He serves on many national committees pertaining to dialysis access care and is a lifetime member of the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP).